Jeffro Johnson Presents Appendix N

Jeffro Johnson Presents Appendix N

Three-time Hugo Award finalist Jeffro Johnson of the Castalia House blog announces the release of his highly anticipated opus, Appendix N: A Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons. Appendix N takes its name from the suggested reading list included in the original Dungeon Master's Guide by D&D creator Gary Gygax. Jeffro…
January 16, 2017
Console Wars

Console Wars

I reviewed Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation previously on this blog. Having grown up in the 80s and 90s, I found the book to be a fascinating look behind the scenes of a corporate rivalry that shaped my childhood. It was therefore a pleasure to…
December 20, 2016

AAA Geek Gab

This week, on a very special Geek Gab, Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and I host a game tester for AAA publisher EA. Listen in as he dishes out the dirt on the game industry. Plus: which Final Fantasy installment is the best?
December 5, 2016
Fisking Kotaku’s Anti-Conan Hit Piece

Fisking Kotaku’s Anti-Conan Hit Piece

Monolith has a Conan board game coming out, and it looks totally sweet. Their customers agree, because the Kickstarter to fund the game has raised over three million dollars. Robert E. Howard fans will soon be mowing down miniature plastic Picts like wheat. Or they would if it weren't Current…
November 23, 201626 Comments
Gaming with Souldancers

Gaming with Souldancers

My good friend and prolific gaming blogger Ian Hagan has done a fabulous job of putting together a Souldancer template for OSR/AD&D:  Through the darkness of future's past, The magician longs to see. One chants out between two worlds... "Fire... walk with me." - David Lynch They are the hollow ones,…
August 5, 20165 Comments
Console Wars: The Secret History of Gaming

Console Wars: The Secret History of Gaming

I just finished reading Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation. This intriguing book's subtitle is somewhat misleading for two contradictory reasons. First, it doesn't only deal with Sega and Nintendo, but touches on almost every industry player worth mentioning from the 1983 video game crash…
July 4, 20165 Comments
Why Indie Publishing Succeeded Where Indie Gaming Failed

Why Indie Publishing Succeeded Where Indie Gaming Failed

Indie game developers' quandary The topic of this post came to me after I happened upon a couple of videos on widely disparate subjects. While making my way through The Rageaholic's Hugo-nominated vlog series, I came across this episode explaining why hopes that indie developers will pull the video game…
June 13, 20169 Comments
The Rageaholic: Geek Gab Episode 54

The Rageaholic: Geek Gab Episode 54

Join your hosts Daddy Warpig, John, myself, and our special guest star, Razorfist of the Rageaholic vlog, for a super-sized episode of Geek Gab! In this very special episode, the famed Rageaholic holds forth on the AVGN Ghostbusters controversy, Microsoft's stupidity, and #NotAtMyTable; presents his theory for why SJWs tried to…
May 21, 20162 Comments

Geek Gab Episode 30

Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and I are back for another intense episode of Geek Gab! We ran into some scheduling snags this week, but we managed to get our respective acts together and pull it off, because our fans are worth making the time for. On this episode, we do what…
November 8, 2015
Geek Gab: New Ways to Motivate Them

Geek Gab: New Ways to Motivate Them

Geek Gab Episode 28 returns to a topic that is near and dear to many a geek's heart: Dungeons and Dragons. Co-host Dorrinal asks for advice on the campaign he's currently running. Daddy Warpig and I gladly oblige, and commenters in the live chat even throw their two cents in.…
October 19, 20152 Comments